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WW1 western front: 30 rare photographs that bring history to life
WW1 western front: 30 rare photographs that bring history to life

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Unique photographs that bring history to life
Unique photographs that bring history to life

In the late summer of 1914, railway stations across Europe listened to the clatter of weapons and the creak of leather boots - millions of enthusiastic young soldiers were sent to the frontlines of the largest since the Napoleonic wars. Their eyes glittered with the excitement of adventurers. But just a few weeks later, this youthful enthusiasm gave way to horror before the death machine, which they had to face.

1. Looking at the battlefield

Desperate Allied Resistance. Ypres, 1917
Desperate Allied Resistance. Ypres, 1917

2. Destroyed architectural monument

Cathedral in Reims burning after the bombing. France, 1914
Cathedral in Reims burning after the bombing. France, 1914

3. Cavalry

French cavalry. France, 1914
French cavalry. France, 1914

4. Forced landing

The French pilot made an emergency landing in friendly territory
The French pilot made an emergency landing in friendly territory

5. Development of a plan for a decisive offensive

Development of a strategic plan by German officers
Development of a strategic plan by German officers

6. Battle in Champagne

French soldiers launch a bayonet attack up a steep slope
French soldiers launch a bayonet attack up a steep slope

7. War trophy

The Allies tow a downed German twin-engine bomber down the street
The Allies tow a downed German twin-engine bomber down the street

8. On the front line

Six German soldiers pose in a trench with a machine gun
Six German soldiers pose in a trench with a machine gun

9. Animals in military service

A dog sled used by the British Army to transport machine guns and ammunition
A dog sled used by the British Army to transport machine guns and ammunition

10. Meteorological balloon

German balloon on a leash. France, 1916
German balloon on a leash. France, 1916

11. French reservists of the US Army

Part of the two million strong group that took part in the Battle of the Marne
Part of the two million strong group that took part in the Battle of the Marne

12. Battle in the sea of mud

The soldiers are pulling a heavy artillery gun through the mud
The soldiers are pulling a heavy artillery gun through the mud

13. Haka Ritual Dance

Ritual dance for New Zealand Prime Minister William Messi and his deputy
Ritual dance for New Zealand Prime Minister William Messi and his deputy

14. Combat readiness

British machine gun crew
British machine gun crew

15. Captured officer

A wounded and dirty German prisoner of war
A wounded and dirty German prisoner of war

16. Mass burial

Dead horses are buried in a trench after the Battle of Haelen
Dead horses are buried in a trench after the Battle of Haelen

17. Ruins after the bombing

Ruins of Gommecourt Chateau, France
Ruins of Gommecourt Chateau, France

18. "We are drowning in mud …"

British soldiers stand knee-deep in mud in French positions
British soldiers stand knee-deep in mud in French positions

19. Inspection of enemy positions

German soldiers make reconnaissance, hiding behind large haystacks
German soldiers make reconnaissance, hiding behind large haystacks

20. Unique color photography

A wagon train with provisions and medicines
A wagon train with provisions and medicines

21. Not far from the German positions

Mountains of cartridges on the side of the road near the front line
Mountains of cartridges on the side of the road near the front line

22. Battle of Marne

Battlefield of the Marne
Battlefield of the Marne

23. "Months of boredom are interrupted by moments of extreme terror."

Soldiers in the trenches are writing letters home
Soldiers in the trenches are writing letters home

24. Transportation of a captured tank

German soldiers load a captured British Mark I tank
German soldiers load a captured British Mark I tank

25. Attack of the French troops

A bird's eye view of the Battle of the Somme
A bird's eye view of the Battle of the Somme

26. Battle of the Vimi Ridge

British soldiers during the Battle of Wimy Ridge
British soldiers during the Battle of Wimy Ridge

27. Near the fortress Pompel

Shelling near the French positions
Shelling near the French positions

28. Battle of Wimy Ridge

Canadian soldiers inspect a killed German soldier
Canadian soldiers inspect a killed German soldier

29. Use of chemical weapons

French soldiers conduct gas and flamethrower attacks on German positions
French soldiers conduct gas and flamethrower attacks on German positions

30. Preparing for a chemical attack

French soldiers wearing gas masks in 1917
French soldiers wearing gas masks in 1917

There is great interest today and innovative inventions and weapons of the First World War in photographs of military correspondents.

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